<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ?? --> <!--X-From-R13: "Xba O. Znzoreg" <wyflfvapNvk.argpbz.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 21:27:24 +0000 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 199803222127.PAA25888@dfw-ix4.ix.netcom.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: Pine.LNX.3.91.980322120613.8247C-100000@uni-corn.demon.co.uk --> <!--X-Reference: Pine.LNX.3.96.980322130619.3549D-100000#shamen,cyberhighway.net --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00830.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00832.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00828.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00860.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00831">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00831">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00831">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#null,net">mud-dev#null,net</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: "Jon A. Lambert" <<A HREF="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 16:30:15 -5</LI> <LI><em>Reply-to</em>: <A HREF="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> On 22 Mar 98 at 12:17, Ben Greear wrote: > On Sun, 22 Mar 1998, Greg Munt wrote: > > > > > I'm not sure of the advantages of binary flat files over ASCII ones. I > > would certainly advise the use of a cache, however. (Something which that > > TinyMUD never used.) > > I'm definaly not going to write a custom caching mechanism...much easier > and probably better to use the OS. > No. I don't beleive so. Nathan and JC have posted extensively on this topic and are probably better equipped to argue it. Of course, maybe they've only convinced myself. ;) <<hint>> Anyone care to reprise these posts. -- --/*\ Jon A. Lambert - TychoMUD Internet:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com /*\-- --/*\ Mud Server Developer's Page <<A HREF="http://www.netcom.com/~jlsysinc">http://www.netcom.com/~jlsysinc</A>> /*\-- --/*\ "Everything that deceives may be said to enchant" - Plato /*\-- </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <ul compact><li><strong>Follow-Ups</strong>: <ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00860" HREF="msg00860.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> J C Lawrence <claw#under,engr.sgi.com></li></ul> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00818" HREF="msg00818.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Greg Munt <greg#uni-corn,demon.co.uk></LI></UL></LI> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00828" HREF="msg00828.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Ben Greear <greear#cyberhighway,net></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00830.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00832.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Describe Concept</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00828.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00860.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00831"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00831"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00925" HREF="msg00925.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</A></strong>, Ben Greear <a href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</a>, Wed 01 Apr 1998, 04:41 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00926" HREF="msg00926.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</A></strong>, Vadim Tkachenko <a href="mailto:vt#freehold,crocodile.org">vt#freehold,crocodile.org</a>, Wed 01 Apr 1998, 05:33 GMT </LI> </ul> </ul> </ul> </ul> </ul> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00818" HREF="msg00818.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</A></strong>, Greg Munt <a href="mailto:greg#uni-corn,demon.co.uk">greg#uni-corn,demon.co.uk</a>, Sun 22 Mar 1998, 17:36 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00828" HREF="msg00828.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</A></strong>, Ben Greear <a href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</a>, Sun 22 Mar 1998, 20:15 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00831" HREF="msg00831.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Sun 22 Mar 1998, 21:27 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00860" HREF="msg00860.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Mon 23 Mar 1998, 20:50 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00859" HREF="msg00859.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Mon 23 Mar 1998, 20:48 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00857" HREF="msg00857.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] World Persistence, flat files v/s DB v/s ??</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Mon 23 Mar 1998, 20:41 GMT </LI> </ul> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00809" HREF="msg00809.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Parlez vous NPC?</A></strong>, Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Sat 21 Mar 1998, 18:10 GMT </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>